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A breath of fresh air

Make sure it is clean, dry and oil-free, says Stephen Hancocks.

Starting to click

Eddie MacKenzie visits the new players in the dental market relishing a challenge.

Clinical waste disposal

Richard Musgrave explains its importance in infection control.

Working in partnership

Stephen Jacobs describes the benefits of building relationships with patients.

Showcase campaign wins award

The BDTA received the gold award from Ad Q for its ‘Innovation, integration and education – working in harmony’ campaign used to promote this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase 2010.

Free CQC guidance

With the Care Quality Commission registration under way, and many dentists feeling the pressure of assessing their levels of compliance and meeting the deadlines, Practice Plan has developed guidance...

Vegetables can cut mouth cancer risk

Women who consume high volumes of folic acid found in Vitamin B from vegetables and some fruits are less likely to suffer from mouth cancer according to new research.

Protect your wealth

A seminar devised to help dental professionals become more commercially focused will take place November 24, at the Hilton Warwick hotel. Accountancy practice TGFP, Smith & Williamson Financial...

Benefits outweigh risks

Recent research undertaken by researchers from the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UCL Epidemiology and Public Health Department and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and funded by the...

Support for CQC opposition

DPAS chairman Quentin Skinner has emerged as a leading exponent of the opposition to CQC regulation of dentistry and following a recent survey carried out amongst GDPs.

Triple crown

An NHS dental practice is celebrating a hat-trick of success. Initiatives to improve patient care and encourage more people to visit their dentist have seen the Hafren House Dental Practice in...

Lack of awareness

A new survey undertaken by British Dental Health Foundation has revealed an alarming lack of awareness about the causes and symptoms of one of the UK’s fastest growing cancers, mouth cancer.

Promoting oral health

Health Minister Lord Howe visited Chorley in Lancashire to launch the innovative Smile4Life programme, which promotes good oral health among pre-school children in the region.

Continuing to grow

Newcastle’s award winning dental practice, The Cosmetic Dental Clinic, is expanding further with the appointment of a new dentist allowing the practice to open on a Saturday. 

Diode lasers

Mark Cronshaw explains the benefits and uses of the latest generation of diode lasers.